515 BC · AM 3489 · Return

The temple dedicated and Passover kept

The returned exiles dedicated the house of God with sacrifices and set the priests and Levites in their divisions. They then kept Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy because the LORD had strengthened them for the work (Ezra 6:16-22).

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📖 Ezra 6:16–18

16Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. 18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

Sources: BradyStephenson/bible-data
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